Consolidating IT Infrastructure Servers

Servers used for running IT infrastructure applications are typically utilized less than 10%. This is the result of the common best practice of running each application on a dedicated server. Servers are used in this manner to avoid the compatibility, security, and manageability challenges when running multiple applications on each server.

As a result, data centers face an increasing sprawl of underutilized servers that must be provisioned, maintained, and monitored.

VMware virtual infrastructure software provides a solution for consolidating underutilized infrastructure servers and controlling server sprawl. VMware software enables multiple virtual machines to run independently and simultaneously on the same hardware. By reliably consolidating applications on fewer servers, costs are dramatically reduced, flexibility increases, and IT responsiveness improves.

VMware virtualization software makes it possible to replace many physical servers.